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Search for Nancy Guthrie continues into 9th day after family says, ‘we will pay’

Monday, February 9 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Faced with a demand for a bitcoin ransom and a Monday deadline by someone claiming to be her mother's kidnapper, "Today" host Savannah Guthrie and her siblings over the weekend solemnly pledged to pay for the return of their mother, Nancy."We... Read More.

Fallout from Epstein files release reaches highest levels of UK society

Friday, February 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- While the latest release of Epstein files has touched off another round of controversy in the U.S., it has ignited a veritable firestorm in Europe, where the new tranche of emails, text messages, videos on photographs released by the Department of... Read More.

Maryland man charged with attempted murder after showing up at White House OMB Director Russell Vought’s home: Sources

Friday, February 6 by ABC News

(ARLINGTON, Va.) -- A Maryland man has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly showed up at the northern Virginia home of Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, according to law enforcement sources.Colin Demarco, 26, is also charged with criminal solicitation... Read More.

FBI invites elections officials nationwide to a call on ‘preparations’ for midterm elections

Friday, February 6 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The FBI has invited elections officials around the country for a call later this month on the agency's "preparations" for the high-stakes midterm elections, according to a letter sent to election officials and reviewed by ABC News.The letter, which went out earlier... Read More.

Timothy Busfield indicted by grand jury in child sex abuse case

Friday, February 6 by ABC News

(ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) -- A grand jury has indicted actor Timothy Busfield on child sex abuse contact charges after his arrest last month, according to officials.Busfield is facing multiple counts of criminal sexual contact of a child, according to Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman."District... Read More.

Luigi Mangione’s state trial tentatively scheduled for June

Friday, February 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Luigi Mangione's state murder case is tentatively scheduled to begin on June 8, Judge Gregory Carro said on Friday.Carro said he could push the trial date to Sept. 8 if the Department of Justice decides to appeal a ruling in Mangione's... Read More.

100 million on alert for dangerous cold, as some see coldest winds of season

Friday, February 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- At least 100 million Americans are on alert for dangerous cold weather in the coming days across the East as brutal, eye-watering cold winds -- the coldest of the season for some -- are expected across the Northeast this weekend.Wind chills... Read More.

Trump wants Penn Station, Dulles Airport named after him in funding deal with Schumer, sources say

Friday, February 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- President Donald Trump last month told Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., that he would be willing to unfreeze $16 billion in funding for a major infrastructure project in New York if Schumer would agree to rename New York's Penn Station... Read More.

Super Bowl security measures include ‘substantial law enforcement presence’ in San Francisco area

Friday, February 6 by ABC News

(SANTA CLARA, Calif.) -- There will be a "substantial law enforcement presence" in the Bay Area for the week leading up to Super Bowl Sunday, the man who is leading it all told ABC News."We have multiple command centers that we are operating as... Read More.

Worsening snow drought in the West will have cascading impacts, experts say

Thursday, February 5 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- It has been a tale of two winters on the opposing U.S. coasts this season.While the East has been slammed with frigid temperatures and punishing winter storms, the West is experiencing a snow drought amid warmer-than-normal temperatures.Prolonged drought across much of... Read More.

Freight train carrying flammable liquids derails in Connecticut, prompting shelter in place: Officials

Thursday, February 5 by ABC News

(MANSFIELD, Calif.) -- A freight train carrying flammable liquids derailed in Connecticut on Thursday, prompting a shelter-in-place advisory, officials said.Approximately 14 railcars of a New England Central Railroad (NECR) train went off the tracks shortly after 9 a.m. in Mansfield near a body of... Read More.

Car crashes into LA grocery store; 3 dead, several hurt: Officials

Thursday, February 5 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- At least three people were killed and six others were hurt when a car crashed into a grocery store in the Westwood area of Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles Fire Department officials.It appears the driver -- a woman who's about... Read More.